With the development of social economy and the accelerated pace of people’s lives, various psychological and mental disorders have become increasingly common social problems. When people suffer from psychological and mental disorders, the five most frequently asked questions are: Question one: Is my illness serious? Serious mental illness refers to certain specific types of mental illnesses, as long as they meet this diagnosis are the category of serious mental illness, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc. When diagnosed with a specific type of illness, the severity is measured mainly based on the degree of pain felt by the individual and the impact of the illness on life and work, and is classified as mild, moderate or severe based on these two indicators. Ding Lijun, Department of Psychology, Xiamen Xiangyue Hospital Question No. 2: What causes my illness? There are many studies on the etiology of psychological and psychiatric disorders, and it is currently believed to be the result of a combination of multiple factors. These include biological factors, psychological factors, social-environmental factors and some other unknown factors. Although we are not yet able to determine the specific etiology of psychological and psychiatric disorders, fortunately we have well-targeted treatment methods. Question No. 3: Is medication more effective or psychotherapy more effective? There is a choice of pharmacological or psychological treatment or a combination of both for psychosomatic disorders. For severe mental illness, especially in its acute phase, medication is the treatment of choice. Both medication and psychotherapy have their advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of medication is that it works for many people and does not require a great deal of effort on the part of the patient, just a visit to the psychiatrist and compliance with the medication. The disadvantage of medication is that any medication has side effects and takes a long time to take, perhaps several years. The advantage of psychotherapy is that there are no side effects, but the disadvantage of psychotherapy is that you need to put a lot of effort into it. regularly with your psychiatrist. So, the biggest disadvantage of psychotherapy is that it’s not easy. Question No. 4: Can I be cured? First of all, not being completely free of medication is a cure; being stable and able to live and work normally with medication control is a cure, just like high blood pressure and diabetes. There are many different types of psychiatric disorders, and each has a different chance of being cured, from 80% to 40-50%. But whatever their likelihood, these are the averages. When we choose a treatment, we are placing our bets on the average; you may be significantly better than the average, or you may not improve at all. We can’t predict who will be better off with which treatment. Question #5: Which medication is more effective? After deciding to use medication, many people will ask which medication is more effective, and some will even say give me the best, most expensive, newest medication. The medications used to treat psychological and psychiatric disorders are very individualized. Theoretically, a certain type of medication is effective for a certain type of disorder. But there are often many different kinds of such medications, and the ones that work for you may be only a few of them. There is only one way to know exactly which medication will work for you personally, and that is to use it. The drug that works best for you is the best drug. Our life is full of risks and challenges, with life and death, ups and downs, and psychological and mental disorders are also one of the biggest gullies in our life, everyone is not immune to psychological and mental disorders, the more we know about this, the more we can prevent them from burning, and also help those around us. May all people in the world be healthy in mind and body!